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Greensboro Police want changes to School Zones

Greensboro Police are wanting changes to School Zone driving to protect more children; Margaret Johnson reports.

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Updated: 5:46 PM EDT Jun 8, 2015

Greensboro Police want changes to School Zones

Greensboro Police are wanting changes to School Zone driving to protect more children; Margaret Johnson reports.

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WEBVTT STORMS WITH BREEZY, MILDTEMPERATURES IN THE 60'S.TALITHA: THANK YOU, LANIE.NEW AT 5:00, POLICE SAY IT'S ANACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN.CAMERON: THEY ARE TALKING ABOUTDRIVERS SPEEDING THROUGH A LOCALSCHOOL ZONE ALMOST EVERY DAY.POLICE ARE WATCHING AND SOONTHEY PLAN TO RECOMMEND SOMECHANGES.MARGARET JOHNSON REPORTS FROMGREENSBORO.MARGARET: THIS IS EAST GATE CITYBOULEVARD AND LINCOLN STREET INGREENSBORO.POLICE SAY ITS ONE OF THE MOSTDANGEROUS INTERSECTIONS IN THECITY FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN.THAT'S BECAUSE UP TO 250CHILDREN CROSS THESE BUSY SIXLANES OF TRAFFIC WALKING TO ANDFROM SCHOOL.THE SPEED LIMIT IS 25 DURINGSCHOOL HOURS BUT POLICE SAY FORYEARS NOW, THEY HAVE BEENCLOCKING DRIVERS GOING AS FASTAS 50 MILES AN HOUR OR MORE, ANDTHEY SAY ITS NOT GETTING ANYBETTER.THEY ISSUE 15 TO 25 CITATIONS INLESS THAN AN HOUR EVERY DAY.LOOK WHAT HAPPENED MONDAYAFTERNOON.TWO SPEEDERS PULLED OVER LESSTHAN A MINUTE APART.OVER THE YEARS, A CROSSING GUARDWAS SERIOUSLY INJURED, SEVERALOTHERS ALMOST HIT.POLICE ARE AMAZED THAT NOCHILDREN HAVE BEEN HURT-BUT-- HURT BUT THAT IS THEIR FEAR.IT'S INCREDIBLE AND THECROSSING GUARDS CANT BELIEVE ITEITHER AND THEY HAVE TOLD USSTORY AFTER STORY ABOUT HOW MANYTIMES THEY HAVE ALMOST HADSTUDENTS HIT.THEY THEMSELVES HAVE BEENCLIPPED TRYING TO GET STUDENTSACROSS.SO IT VERY AMAZING WE HAVEN'THAD ANY STUDENTS GET SERIOUSLYHURT.WE DON'T WANT TO BE REACTIVE WEWANT TO BE PROACTIVE AND PREVENTTHAT.YOU STRIKE A CHILD AND YOUHURT THEM YOU CANT TAKE THATBACK.MARGARET: SO TRAFFIC OFFICERSWANT CHANGES.THEY PLAN TO MAKERECOMMENDATIONS TO THE SCHOOLBOARD AND THE CITY BEFORESCHOOLS TARTS BACK IN THE FALL.THEY INCLUDE REPAINTING THEMARKINGS THAT WARN DRIVERS THATTHEY ARE IN A SCHOOL ZONE.THEY WANT TO EXPAND THE SCHOOLZONE SO DRIVERS HAVE MORE TIMETO SLOW DOWN.AND TO AVOID CONFUSION, THEYWANT TO HAVE A SINGLE SLOW DOWNTIME EVERY DAY WITHOUT ANYINTERRUPTIONS.RIGHT NOW THERE'S A 15 MINUTEBREAK.

Greensboro Police want changes to School Zones

Greensboro Police are wanting changes to School Zone driving to protect more children; Margaret Johnson reports.